ソニーフィナンシャルグループ(株)
Notice on the Introduction of Employee Stock Grant Plan
Plan to introduce an employee stock grant plan using 30,978,900 shares of treasury stock (totaling ¥4,999,994,460) through an ESOP trust from February 25, 2026.
Key Figures
- Number of Treasury Shares: 30,978,900 shares (allocated to ESOP trust)
- Trust Amount: ¥5,002,994,460 (trust establishment amount)
- Trust Period: February 25, 2026 – End of September 2029 (planned)
AI要約
Overview of Capital Policy
Sony Financial Group Inc. resolved at the Board of Directors meeting on February 13, 2026, to introduce a stock grant plan utilizing an ESOP trust for stock grants to eligible managerial employees. This plan is an employee incentive scheme modeled after the U.S. ESOP system, allocating 30,978,900 shares of treasury stock (totaling ¥4,999,994,460) to the ESOP trust for distribution and benefit to eligible employees. The trust period is planned from February 25, 2026, to the end of September 2029.
Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook
The introduction of this plan provides economic benefits linked to stock price appreciation to eligible employees, promoting medium- to long-term corporate value enhancement. Shares held within the trust do not exercise voting rights and thus do not affect shareholder rights. Residual shares in the trust at the end of the trust period are scheduled to be transferred without compensation and retired, thereby suppressing shareholder value dilution. Going forward, appropriate measures will be taken depending on whether the ESOP trust is continued or terminated.
